Former Vladimir Mayor Dmitry Naumov was sentenced to eight years in a maximum-security penal colony.

In addition, the Oktyabrsky District Court Vladimir The regional prosecutor's office press service reported that Vladimir's former mayor was fined 11 million rubles. He was charged with large-scale bribery. 

Dmitry Naumov was appointed to the post of head of Vladimir in November 2022 under the patronage of the regional governor Alexandra Avdeeva.

Naumov was arrested in August 2025, while still serving as mayor. According to investigators, he assisted members of the "cemetery mafia" from Moscow Region for their illegal activities in the funeral services industry. This money has already been recovered for state use.

In December, Naumov, in order to avoid punishment, asked to be transferred to the SVO.

In the last year, there has been an increase in the arrests of officials in cases related to corruption and embezzlement of budget funds. For example, in July 2025, Rostov region The head of the Millerovsky district was detained Oleg Kovalenko, vice-governor Bryansk region Nikolai Simonenko, Minister of Trade Voronezh region Gennady Shvyrkov, and Novosibirsk - Minister of Industry and Trade Andrey Goncharov.